Enjoy traditional Louisiana holiday dishes like our Seafood stuffed MIrlitons
Christmas is a time to celebrate with friends and family, reflect on the year’s blessings, and honor culinary traditions by pulling out your New Orleans holiday recipes. No matter where you live, you can enjoy traditional holiday seafood recipes, and we’re sharing our recipe for a classic Louisiana dish, Crab & Shrimp Stuffed MIrlitons, which is featured on Deanie’s Holiday Take Home Menu.
At Deanies, we’re proud of our history in New Orleans, and we want to bring our time-honored traditions to your home this holiday season.
Our Holiday Take Home Menu is available again this year and includes entrees such as fried turkeys, smoked turkeys, and smoked Boston Butt and beef brisket, desserts made from scratch, plus traditional sides highlighting a taste of fresh local seafood available this time of year, including crab, shrimp, crawfish and oysters. and desserts prepared from scratch. Place your order today —the deadline for ordering for Christmas is Thurs., Dec. 22 — and then sit back and impress your guests at you holiday dinner table. We won’t tell!
One of our favorite dishes on the Take Home Menu is our Shrimp & Crab Stuffed Mirlitons. Mirliton, pronounced Mella-ton, originated in Central America and are also referred to as vegetable pears and chayote squash. They have a delicate flavor and can be prepared the same way as a summer squash.
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Our take on the classic dish is always a crowd pleaser. You can order it from us today, or make it yourself using our holiday recipe!